While India will be hoping to register a win against New Zealand for the
first time in five matches, the Kane Williamson-led side has girded up
its loins to play a brand of cricket that Brendon McCullum espoused to
keep the turnstiles busy and the opponents at bay.
Team director Ravi Shastri feels there is a
good combination of youth and experience in the team and skipper Dhoni
would expect all departments to function like a well-oiled machine to
draw first blood against New Zealand.
The time is upon a charged-up band of Indian cricketers to shine under
the bright lights and look for another World Cup glory in the presence
of its legion of fans. The Orange City may be lacking the pre-match hype
and hoopla that surrounds the India-Pakistan skirmish set to take place
at Eden Gardens in four days, but neither the host nor New Zealand can
afford to discount the intensity factor because making a winning start
and keeping the momentum is crucial.
While India will be hoping to register a win against New Zealand for the
first time in five matches, the Kane Williamson-led side has girded up
its loins to play a brand of cricket that Brendon McCullum espoused to
keep the turnstiles busy and the opponents at bay.
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